Maine Medical Center

A woman from Georgia died after falling 30 feet off the edge of a cliff walk Monday in Scarborough, Maine, according to NBC affiliate News Center Maine. The woman was identified by officials as Romona Gowens, 55, of Calhoun, Georgia, according to the Maine news outlet. Emergency crews found the woman critically injured following the fall off the Prouts Neck…

Maine’s largest hospital and its biggest insurer are in a faceoff that could affect hundreds of thousands of people in the state. On Wednesday, Maine Medical Center in Portland said it would make the Anthem insurance company out-of-network in 2023 if a financial disagreement between the two entities is not resolved. The hospital claims Anthem owes it more than $70…

Another 169 Maine National Guard members are heading to health care facilities in the state to help out as COVID-19 cases spread. The initial announcement was made on Tuesday, with Gov. Janet Mills explaining Friday that 16 facilities would receive the additional support. Maine Medical Center in Portland is expected to receive the most National Guard members, with 30 planned…

Maine and its hospitals are already coping with some of the highest per capita COVID case rate increases in the country. That’s leaving some health officials in the state worried about what happens as the omicron variant hits at what they say couldn’t be a worse time. “I can’t imagine a worse time for omicron to be hitting the...